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The statue shows Edith Swanneck finding the body of the English king Harold Godwinson (r. Jan-Oct 1066) on the field of the Battle of Hastings in 1066. It was built by Charles Augustus William Wilke, 1875, a few miles from the battlefield of Hasting, in Sussex, southeast England.
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Markwick, A. (2025, April 09). Statue of Harold Godwinson and Edith Swanneck. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20298/statue-of-harold-godwinson-and-edith-swanneck/
Chicago Style
Markwick, Alexis. "Statue of Harold Godwinson and Edith Swanneck." World History Encyclopedia, April 09, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20298/statue-of-harold-godwinson-and-edith-swanneck/.
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Markwick, Alexis. "Statue of Harold Godwinson and Edith Swanneck." World History Encyclopedia, 09 Apr 2025, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20298/statue-of-harold-godwinson-and-edith-swanneck/.
